tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611751134547507237.post8796994297227580128..comments2015-03-03T07:45:33.673-08:00Comments on VERY SHANNON: moments in the mommyhood - how long till bedtime?Very Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10010773061477989946noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611751134547507237.post-30278707582732986682013-01-22T09:19:01.841-08:002013-01-22T09:19:01.841-08:00YES and yes!! I ALWAYS look forward to bedtime (n...YES and yes!! I ALWAYS look forward to bedtime (naptime, too!), then start missing Daniel immediately after my brain has had a few minutes to relax. Especially at night time. Keeping him out of trouble is just so exhausting that it&#39;s hard to savor the time I have with him as a little guy, because it is going really quickly! Anyway, you&#39;re totally not alone. :)Hilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16273727983110361664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611751134547507237.post-21286418218406625422013-01-21T19:50:06.140-08:002013-01-21T19:50:06.140-08:00YES! I totally relate to just wishing bedtime woul...YES! I totally relate to just wishing bedtime would come sooner and then missing them soon after. :) You are such a wonderful mommy. Your daughters are gorgeous! Really so beautiful. Deliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00604718816962679886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611751134547507237.post-13373967797330337702013-01-21T10:45:34.780-08:002013-01-21T10:45:34.780-08:00Awww, thanks for your comments ladies! I&#39;m so ...Awww, thanks for your comments ladies! I&#39;m so glad to know that you all have similar responses to bedtime and that &quot;countdown&quot; till they are asleep :) It&#39;s so awesome to have you all to chat with &lt;3luvinthemommyhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10010773061477989946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611751134547507237.post-69929647982436306002013-01-21T08:38:29.727-08:002013-01-21T08:38:29.727-08:00Oh my, how I know the countdown till bedtime and b...Oh my, how I know the countdown till bedtime and being so relieved when the chaos finally goes to sleep.....and then by bedtime I totally miss them. Time to go give sweet sleeping cheeks kisses. You are definitely not the only one analyzing their parenting. I feel like I do it all day long. Every few minutes I&#39;m on a different part of an emotional rollercoaster. Haha. My kids drive me INSANE, but then squeeze my heart so hard. Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10619386385916707486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611751134547507237.post-16757113621453219892013-01-19T14:15:22.180-08:002013-01-19T14:15:22.180-08:00Oh the wishing for bed time and then missing them ...Oh the wishing for bed time and then missing them once they&#39;re down, happens to me so so often!small + friendlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13433889745647109411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611751134547507237.post-67400667100083147332013-01-19T11:22:16.252-08:002013-01-19T11:22:16.252-08:00Darling photos! And let me tell you bedtime if my ...Darling photos! And let me tell you bedtime if my favorite time of the day :) Well not the getting them into the bed part but the silence that eventually follows :)Amy (naptimecrafters)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11521589771569598101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611751134547507237.post-75396450482473993162013-01-19T09:57:01.933-08:002013-01-19T09:57:01.933-08:00I totally understand where you&#39;re coming from....I totally understand where you&#39;re coming from. My two oldest daughters are home schooled with me (by dvd teacher -- I just supervise, tutor, and do the paperwork), while my youngest daughter runs around getting into everyone&#39;s business, so I have them with me all the time. I had no idea how much noise children could make until I became a parent. I adore them, laugh with them, play with them, but it gets plenty tough sometimes too trying to keep it together. This year they suddenly entered the sibling warfare stage, and it&#39;s been a challenge trying to help them all get along. Yet, I too get a little emotional when I see them asleep in their beds. Motherhood is such a roller coaster sometimes!Heidi Stapleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06797935137918208939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611751134547507237.post-59179938358316616612013-01-18T22:59:23.336-08:002013-01-18T22:59:23.336-08:00Oh I hear ya. Yep, I hear ya. A mother&#39;s emo...Oh I hear ya. Yep, I hear ya. A mother&#39;s emotions can be so confusing at times!!kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906525676759757900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611751134547507237.post-36349867344334632552013-01-18T19:23:34.267-08:002013-01-18T19:23:34.267-08:00I so feel your pain! Mornings are not fun in my h...I so feel your pain! Mornings are not fun in my house. My daughter goes to school at the school I teach at (please don&#39;t judge grammar or spelling errors). I am suppose to be at school at 7. I didn&#39;t have to much of a hard time getting to school on time, even on days that I over slept, and woke up at 6:30. Now it is a whole different ball game. My daughter likes to take her own sweet time getting ready in the morning. When I was ready to leave for work today she was still in her underware and shirt. <br /><br />I do love to sneak in when she is sleeping and look at her. They are so precious when they are sleeping!goofytortugahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17576899044383895269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611751134547507237.post-52837045727010888152013-01-18T16:10:35.181-08:002013-01-18T16:10:35.181-08:00Yeah, not really an issue here for me because, wel...Yeah, not really an issue here for me because, well I&#39;ll be honest I&#39;m supermom so there is no need for guilt in my life. I do everything, for everyone, when needed and always perfectly...because, well that&#39;s what a supermom does. <br /><br />Please note the dripping sarcasm, I just couldn&#39;t help it because no one else had yet ;) I don&#39;t really miss my kids at night. I am and forever will be a night owl and I know how important it is for me to have my time without kids and for my kids to get their sleep. However, in the morning just after the three older kids run out the door to the bus (usually with me screaming at them to get there because they&#39;ve wasted so much time) I miss them once it&#39;s quiet. I regret not taking enough time to look for shoes and school assignments and that their last memory for the morning is of me frazzled. Still, I couldn&#39;t handle them being home all day either. <br /><br />I&#39;ve often found that while yes our kids do grow up fast in the during time of their childhood it can seem slower than molasses in an ice storm, but in those still quiet moments just before sunrise or just after the last little one falls to sleep you&#39;re given a glimpse of how insanely fast time passes and on the worst days you wish you could just do it over again.<br /><br /><br />The girls are gorgeous, like always :)Passionate Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00703752575121337672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611751134547507237.post-83386221898778940722013-01-18T14:52:43.765-08:002013-01-18T14:52:43.765-08:00The title of your post captures many of our days a...The title of your post captures many of our days around here. We are homeschooling, which means a long day for mom. We have a 6,4, and 2 year old with one due in May. By the end of the day I am anxious to get off my feet and enjoy some quiet. But, as you say, before they are even asleep I am back in giving kisses and missing them. The last goodnight always makes me want to be a better momma the next day!Welcome!http://www.blogger.com/profile/18368348098383675536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611751134547507237.post-84087695455915036182013-01-18T14:40:27.502-08:002013-01-18T14:40:27.502-08:00I know exactly what you mean! Can&#39;t wait to ge...I know exactly what you mean! Can&#39;t wait to get &#39;em into bed - then once they&#39;re in bed, you miss them. : ) I guess they&#39;re a lot easier to miss at the only time of day when they&#39;re quiet and not challenging you? LOL. Such sweet pictures of your girls, love those big blue eyes!Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18310325294852658619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611751134547507237.post-79549013907179063692013-01-18T13:45:47.330-08:002013-01-18T13:45:47.330-08:00Mothering is synonymous with guilt, isn&#39;t it? ...Mothering is synonymous with guilt, isn&#39;t it? We do our best, but we can ALWAYS do better. So we try harder next time and we improve. That&#39;s why grandmas are the BEST people in all the world- years and years of trying to be better. Pinspothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366806682413227609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611751134547507237.post-56951290256378784642013-01-18T11:42:13.018-08:002013-01-18T11:42:13.018-08:00yes and yes. My two girls are the same (how the he...yes and yes. My two girls are the same (how the heck do you still have energy?! just go to sleep!!), and after a particularly long day, especially if we were on each others&#39; nerves, I often sneak in for some extra luvins. In fact, I JUST wrote about this on FB last night! Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05879933716858212257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611751134547507237.post-74863461578838401812013-01-18T11:20:16.830-08:002013-01-18T11:20:16.830-08:00I do it too! My girl will make me insane all day, ...I do it too! My girl will make me insane all day, but about an hour after she gets quiet, I want to hold her and kiss her sweet face.Laura.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15659944222367370117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611751134547507237.post-36534383145277558262013-01-18T10:24:11.608-08:002013-01-18T10:24:11.608-08:00Hahahah..oh yeah..the pics...lol. I do that on the...Hahahah..oh yeah..the pics...lol. I do that on the days that I really miss em and I feel really bad...lol. Then we talk about how cute they are for like an hour..lol.luvinthemommyhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10010773061477989946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611751134547507237.post-65607666272772656362013-01-18T10:23:29.989-08:002013-01-18T10:23:29.989-08:00Thanks Alisa! And yes, I do the same thing...lol!...Thanks Alisa! And yes, I do the same thing...lol!luvinthemommyhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10010773061477989946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611751134547507237.post-36979457644302804552013-01-18T10:22:55.272-08:002013-01-18T10:22:55.272-08:00HAHAHAHAHAH!!! That&#39;s hilarious!!! mine would ...HAHAHAHAHAH!!! That&#39;s hilarious!!! mine would most likely do the exact same thing! Priceless!luvinthemommyhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10010773061477989946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611751134547507237.post-87800517453234934502013-01-18T10:21:17.094-08:002013-01-18T10:21:17.094-08:00Our son is in full time JK and we put our daughter...Our son is in full time JK and we put our daughter in toddler care 2-3 times a week. On those days I always get a call from my husband, who works at home, halfway through the day telling me how lonely he is. Its always the way!!!More Like Junehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15385631595838984477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611751134547507237.post-20789227076930616712013-01-18T10:07:18.497-08:002013-01-18T10:07:18.497-08:00We do! After about an hour both my husband and I w...We do! After about an hour both my husband and I will start looking at photos etc. It&#39;s amazing how quickly the annoyance and exasperation fades! Palakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10217054822331473341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611751134547507237.post-52071038647450112712013-01-18T10:03:08.229-08:002013-01-18T10:03:08.229-08:00I can&#39;t say I miss my children when they are s...I can&#39;t say I miss my children when they are sleeping but I certainly do go back in and kiss them and marvel at how sweet and innocent they look when they are sleeping. Then I skippity hop to my sewing room and enjoy that peace and quiet. (After I make the lunches and tidy the toys... it never ends does it?)<br /><br />Sweet photos!Alisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12177250483417082402noreply@blogger.com